Chinsegut Hill Manor House, Historic plantation manor house in Brooksville, Florida

Chinsegut Hill Manor House is a vernacular architecture residence located on one of the highest points in peninsular Florida. The building showcases construction methods typical of its era and commands views across the surrounding landscape.

Colonel Byrd Pearson of South Carolina claimed 160 acres under the Armed Occupation Act of 1842 and grew sugarcane at Mount Airy with enslaved labor; his cabin became the manor's East Wing. Francis Ederington bought the land in 1851 and built the present house between 1852 and 1854. His daughter Charlotte and Dr. James R. Snow took over in 1866, renamed it Snow Hill, added the two-tiered porches and converted the attic into three bedrooms.

The house carries the name Snow Hill from the Snow family, who added the two-tiered verandas seen on the front and left sides. Dr. J. R. Snow practiced dentistry inside the manor. Descendants of the Ederington and Snow families still live in Hernando County, and the property now serves as a museum whose cabins can be rented for weddings and events.

The property is open to the public and offers insight into the architecture and daily life of the period. Visitors should check hours before arriving and prepare for uneven terrain, as the site sits on elevated ground.

The Snow family added the two-tiered veranda seen on the front and left sides, with its white railings and columns and thick green square piers below. Dr. J. R. Snow, who married Charlotte Ederington, practiced dentistry inside the manor house. The Snows also converted the third-floor attic into three bedrooms and a seating area.